Rory Hunter, Founder & CEO – MODEL: Some days are bigger than others. Today is bigger than most. At least in the life of MODEL that is.

I’m bursting with pride to announce the launch of what we believe is Australia’s most sustainable real estate fund in history, MODEL’s $250m Regenerative Decarbonisation Fund.

Bringing to life the insights and the frameworks outlined in our white paper, Tomorrows Too Late, the fund will provide foundational financing for our initial target of 1,000 Passivehaus certified, mass timber apartments under development by 2025, representing over a half billion dollars in regenerative development.

To that end, I’m thrilled to introduce our latest project; a $110m reimagining of the former Schweppes Cordial Factory in Abbotsford into a 180 apartment BTR, Passivhaus certified, mass timber celebration of adaptive reuse, where the past merges with the future.

Michelangelo said “The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short, but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark.”

Time will tell whether we “achieve our mark” but one thing’s for certain, with this truly remarkable team surrounding us, it’s going to be one helluva ride.

Click here to view the origianl LinkedIn post and click here for more on the Abbotsford project.